Archives for April 2017

'Over his career with the Bulls, Johnson rushed for more than 2,200 yards, including 1,040 this past season as a senior. He also ran for six touchdowns.'

'Beane turns 40 in 2017 and interviewed with the San Francisco 49ers in January for their vacancy at general manager. He was with the Panthers for all six years that new Bills head coach McDermott was the defensive coordinator there.'

'Both Milano, 40 career games at Boston College, and Vallejo, 46 games at Boise State, contributed on defense and on special teams at their respected universities. That is where they are expected to make an immediate impact while also competing for time on defense.'

'“We visited with Nathan here and the success speaks for itself at the position in terms of what he’s gone through,” said head coach Sean McDermott. “He faced some adversity early on in his career at Tennessee. He showed a tremendous amount of grit and turned that into a positive in terms of his career at Pitt.”'

'“That’s huge,” said McDermott of the lengthy resumes of his newest players. “You look at the consistency with that, being on the field, the ability to sustain success. The consistency and the ability to sustain success is all part of it when you’re investing in a player.”'

'Milano barely came off the field in his last two years, playing more than 94% of their defensive snaps. He totaled 13 snaps in the last two years at BC. Milano found the end zone last November, when he scored on a 19-yard interception against UConn.'

'"Playing in 3 different offenses helped,” he said. “Knowing I can learn an offense extremely quick and master an offense quickly is just going to help me. I've been in some pro-style systems as well. I've been under center, I’ve been in the huddle, I’ve been in the no-huddle. I've done it all and I'm ready to do it at the next level."'

'Vallejo earned Most Valuable Player honors in the Mountain West conference championship game after posting 13 tackles and an interception return for a touchdown. He followed that up with 14.5 tackles and 1.5 sacks to garner Fiesta Bowl MVP honors as well.'

'“I was never somebody to hoot and holler and try to motivate people that way,” he said. “I was always sort of a guy to go about my business. The reason why I’m having this success is because I’m working and I’m striving for excellence and it’s all about a process with me."'

'In 50 career games at East Carolina, Jones caught a staggering 399 passes for 4,279 yards (but averaged only 10.7 yards per catch) and 23 touchdowns.'

'How good are his hands? The analytics website Pro Football Focus charged Jones with just six drops on 164 catchable passes last year.'

'The shirt looks to be inspired by the famous police chase involving former Bills running back O.J. Simpson in the white Ford Bronco. Only in the image on his shirt, it's not the Bronco being followed by police, but rather a bunch of Broncos tailing a police car.'

'So history shows they're not likely to find a legitimate No. 1 wideout that late in the draft, at least for this scouting department. Jones certainly has impressive numbers. He set an FBS record with 158 catches for East Carolina last season and 399 receptions for his career. But he didn't do it against the best competition and he scored only eight TDs last season.'

'Dawkins is expected to compete with Jordan Mills and others for the starting spot at right tackle.'

'Dawkins was arrested in March 2015 with teammate Haason Reddick for an assault outside a Philadelphia nightclub. Although he wasn't suspended, he served in a diversionary program. Dawkins and Bills coach Sean McDermott largely sidestepped questions about that incident Friday.'